The fact that Missouri football is celebrating beating Kentucky — KENTUCKY! — and the billyclubbing it is getting week in and week out by SEC teams in the Tigers’ first year in a major football conference reminds Joe that Missouri is “Luke” in “Cool Hand Luke.” “This is the way he wants it. Well, he gets it.” [TheBigLead]

After shopping Steven Jackson around and not liking the bids he has received, Jeff Fisher now declares the Rams running back isn’t going anywhere. Quaint. [STLToday]

Fodder for lazy sports radio hosts: Winning does little to increase Rays attendance. Please thank Joe (and Cork) on your lazy radio show since you are too lazy to do any research on your own and just want to bellyache for the sake of bellyaching and want to troll for callers while chasing listeners away. [RaysIndex]